Category: Ride Guide
2012 Race Maps
Here are the links to maps of the three stages of the 2012 Cape Breton Classic.
Time Trial 1:00pm August 25
Criterium 4:00pm August 25
Road Race 9:00am August 26
Basil’s Loop
Basil’s Loop
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 91.60 km.
Basil’s favourite series of loops.
Cabot Trail
Cabot Trail Route
Location: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Distance: 294.89 km
Cape Breton Monster Bike Tour
If you have the time and the will, here is a map of the most epic Cape Breton Tour imaginable. More than 1,000 kilometers of tarmac and over 10,000 meters of climbing (and descending) some of the best scenery on the planet. Ocean views, inland wilderness, lakeside vistas. Practically no backtracking and the barest minimum of Trans Canada Highway. This is The Cape Breton Monster Bike Tour:
Fleur de Lis Century
Fleur de Lis Century Loop
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 281.07 km.
Century bike ride around the Fleur de Lis trail, via Route 4 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Georges River
Georges River Loop
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 133.67 km.
Nice shoreline ride with a little mountain thrown in.
Iona
Iona Loop
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 185.53 km
100+ km loop from SuperStore in Sydney River, through Eskasoni to Iona and back through Beaver Cove.
Lonely Planet Again…
Once again, Lonely Planet thinks Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail is one of the top ten cycling destinations in the world.
Check it out…
http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20100901-on-your-bike-lonely-planets-top-10-cycling-routes
Main-à-Dieu
Main-à-Dieu Loop
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 88.29 km
Starting at Mullins Mini Mart on Route 22. Across Hornes Rd to Mira Gut. Follow the Fleur de Lis trail through Main-a-Dieu to Louisbourg and back. Finish off with a great little lunch or snack at Mullins Mini Mart.
